generated: '2026-06-20'
method: searched
source: https://kubernetes.io/releases/
docs: https://kubernetes.io/releases/
changelog_url: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/CHANGELOG
description: >-
  Kubernetes release changelog. The project ships ~3 time-based minor releases
  per year; per-release detail lives in the sig-release CHANGELOG and each
  version's release notes. Recent window only.
scheme: semver
current_version: v1.36.2
entries:
  - version: '1.36'
    name: Haru
    date: '2026-04-22'
    latest_patch: 1.36.2
    highlights:
      - User namespaces graduate to GA
      - Fine-grained kubelet API authorization graduates
      - Declarative validation graduates to GA
      - In-place vertical scaling for pod-level resources
      - Server-side sharded list and watch
    breaking: false
  - version: '1.35'
    name: Timbernetes (The World Tree)
    date: '2025-12-17'
    latest_patch: 1.35.6
    highlights:
      - In-place pod resize graduates to stable
      - Job managed-by goes GA
      - Workload-aware scheduling introduced
      - Fine-grained supplemental groups control
    breaking: false
  - version: '1.34'
    date: '2025-08'
    latest_patch: 1.34.9
    highlights:
      - Prior stable release in the currently-supported window
    breaking: false